Dec 25, 2023

Eating out is gonna cost you

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Mainly because restaurants spend way more on labor than grocery stores do. Plus, Canada's plan to implement a digital services tax.

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Restaurants outpacing grocery stores when it comes to inflation

by Kristin Schwab

Dec 25, 2023

Supermarkets and restaurants business relies on selling food. So why are prices rising more in the latter?

On average, labor costs eat up about 30% of a restaurant’s gross revenue.

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When politicians visit diners, who are they trying to reach?

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

Dec 25, 2023

Diners are often romanticized as democratic restaurants, but are they really for everyone?

Before dropping out of the race in October, former US Vice President Mike Pence (left) visited a New Hampshire diner while campaigning to become the 2024 GOP presidential nominee.

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Candy cane producers feel the bite of rising sugar prices

by Erin Delmore

Dec 20, 2023

With Christmas approaching, candy canes are hanging from trees around the United States. But producing the sugar that goes in them is becoming more expensive — pushing up prices at the register.

Reporter Erin Delmore and candy store owner Dave Giambri (middle) mold candy canes.

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Canada's planning to impose a digital services tax. The U.S. government is not amused.

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Dec 25, 2023

Washington wants to wait for a global agreement. Ottawa doesn't.

There are worries that tensions between the U.S. and Canada over the digital tax could turn into a trade war.

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Music from the episode

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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